Sausage and Pepper Pasta

Sausage and pepper pasta made with Italian sausages is the perfect easy weeknight pasta and cheesy comfort food. This recipe was originally published on February 25, 2018 and updated on April 26, 2020.

This sausage and pepper pasta, which you cover with cheese and bake in the oven until it’s bubbling and brown, and then serve with fresh basil is one of my favourite comfort foods. And it’s ready in under 45 minutes, which means it can work for a simple weeknight meal.

In the winter, I probably make this pasta dish once a month. Depending on the day, I’ll use either my 20-minute homemade marinara sauce or a good quality store-bought sauce; it’s ok to take shortcuts when you need to.

I’ve always loved the combination of sweet bell peppers and hot Italian sausage. It’s that sweet/spicy combination that makes a perfect pasta dish. The same reason I love my recipe for pasta with cherry tomatoes.

I use rigatoni pasta–which is the obviously the best pasta shape–but you could also use penne or any kind of tubular or shell pasta. I find this style of pasta is the best for a cheesy and saucy baked pasta recipes.

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Let me know if you give this recipe for Italian sausage and pepper baked pasta a try in the comments below.

Just want to let you know how much my company enjoyed your Italian Sausage with Rigatoni Baked Pasta...I didn’t use “hot” Italian sausage nor did I add the “hot pepper flakes” to the recipe but I had “hot pepper flakes” on the table for those who like their pasta on the “hot side”! It was soooo easy to make & soooo yummy! I plan on making it again for my company next week!